The Côte d’Azur paves the way for geolocalized services

The Provence Côte d'Azur region is ranked among the ten most dynamic regions in the world in the SatNav industry and is positioned to attract an additional 10,000 new direct jobs in the next ten years throughout the aerospace sector, especially in navigation applications.

Being present in every industry segment requires a combination of scientific excellence and industrial applications. The region's success stems from its excellent reputation at the national and European levels, both in innovative applications and standardization.


5 reasons for choosing the Côte d’Azur Satellite Navigation cluster

  • One of the leading professional communities in Europe, centred on mobile telecommunications, with skills in positioning, navigation and dating technologies
  • Vast R&D and innovation expertise at the many public and private research labs
  • One of the leading regions in France for international R&D investment projects
  • An ideal location, between the sea and the mountains, for developing pilot applications and conducting trials
  • The French gateway to the European Satellite Navigation Competition (e.g. Galileo Masters)

The Côte d’Azur, a leader in :


  • design, development, integration and satellite operation control
  • mobile and satellite telecommunications
  • earth observation (oceanography, meteorology, climatology and risk management)
  • embedded electronic systems

4 competitiveness cluster labels for Satellite Navigation projects and applications:


  • SCS : Secured Communicating Solutions Worldwide range cluster
    Field of expertise: boosting the emergence of innovative and collaborative projects on priority focuses - identity, connectivity, mobility, tracking.
  • POLE MER : National range cluster
    Field of expertise: sea, security, safety, sustainable development.
  • POLE RISQUES : National range cluster
    Field of expertise: risk management and land vulnerability
  • PEGASE : National range cluster
    Field of expertise: Aeronautics & Space.

  • TEAM EXPERT

    Inward Investments Manager

    • Your Contact: Jean-François CHAPPERON
    • Phone : + 33 (0)4 92 17 51 58
    • (E-mail)

    • Bio

      Jean-François CHAPPERON was appointed in 2008 as Inward Investment Manager within the Business Unit in charge of  Information Technologies. Jean-François’ direct responsibility covers Microelectronics & StatNav /ITS sectors.  Previously, Jean-François was responsible of Asian & Middle East markets for TEAM COTE D’AZUR. His major tasks included supervision of Asia Representative Office & Definition, Execution & Budgeting of Strategic Marketing Policies of Côte d’Azur area and Sophia-Antipolis International Science Park in Asia (Japan, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taïwan, China, India, Singapore , Malaysia, Middle East region). He holds a Master Degree in Economics with a specialization in Marketing Management from the Institute for Business Administration of The Nice Sophia –Antipolis University.
  • SATNAV Flyer
    SATNAV brochure
    Aerospace and Defense in France
    Grant scheme for R&D and Innovation

    • Key fact & figures

    100 membership companies
    8 world-class contractors
    Pegase Competitiveness cluster


    Companies:
    Acri, Akka, Altran, Ausy, Benomad, Cobra Automotive Technologies, Dassault Systems, Elg, EPCOS, Geoimage, Geosat, GFI, Grooviz, Infoterra, EADS, Kuantic, One Too, Orolia, RASI, ,ScaiTech, SeaSatCom, Simplysim, Sita Equant, Sopra Group, Soditech, SpaceEyes, Studiel Ingemeca, Systems’ ViP, Temex, Thales Alenia Space, Thales Underwater Systems, UDCast, Visteon

Conseil général

Team Côte d'Azur is a joint initiative of the Alpes-Maritimes county council
and the French Riviera Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

CCI